Defenders and critics alike misunderstand diversity.

Its strongest defenders sometimes talk as if diversity automatically makes everything better. Put different people in the room and, somehow, wisdom appears.

Its loudest critics often talk as if diversity means abandoning standards, ignoring competence, or choosing representation over excellence.

Both versions are too shallow.

Diversity is not magic.

It is not a substitute for ability. It is not a substitute for character. It is not a substitute...

Let’s skip the part where we pretend this is complicated. It isn’t.

When a child says they have been abused, the next step is not a forgiveness session. It is not a quiet meeting with church elders. It is not a spiritual conversation about bitterness, resentment, sin, or whether the victim has a forgiving heart.

It is a phone call to law enforcement or child protective services. Period. Got it?

ProPublica and the Minnesota Star Tribune recently published a disturbing investigation into the Old...

The next stage of American democracy cannot be built on revenge.

And...it cannot be built on pretending nothing happened. Accountability matters.

The future of the United States cannot be built by dragging the country back into the same cage fight that got us here: left versus right, socialism versus capitalism, liberty versus equality, markets versus government.

That fight is theatrical. It is profitable. It fills cable news hours and fundraising emails. But it does not build strong...